tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post914411788730633715..comments2024-03-28T17:03:22.102+13:00Comments on AmeriNZ Blog: Smacking reasonArthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-13287745934689011112008-08-24T21:23:00.000+12:002008-08-24T21:23:00.000+12:00We registered before around our first anniversary ...We registered before around our first anniversary here! =)dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16687492454625470270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-42772779649492562862008-08-24T18:58:00.000+12:002008-08-24T18:58:00.000+12:00Michael: New Zealand is fortunate in that the fund...<B>Michael: </B>New Zealand is fortunate in that the fundamentalists are far less of a factor here than in the US, and probably less than in Canada or Australia. It irritates the—ahem!—hell out of me that Family First NZ is never identified in the mainstream media as a fundamentalist christianist organisation, even though that's clearly what they are, judging by their agenda.<BR/><BR/><B>D: </B>Well, this isn't the first time that the fundies have ignored the teachings of their founder. I suppose they'll just teach their kids to turn the other (butt) cheek?<BR/><BR/>All New Zealand citizens AND permanent residents have to register to vote, and are eligible to vote if they choose. The Electoral Commission recently sent out packets confirming registration, and any citizen or PR who didn't get one should check into registering. There's a general coming up, after all.<BR/><BR/><B>Roger: </B>I completely agree with you on both points. You may have noticed that in situations like this I always use the phrase "fundamentalist christianists". This is to differentiate between a few extremist relgionists and the vast majority who are not. When I have to use the word "Christian", I qualify it with words like "fundamentalist" or "extremist".<BR/><BR/>Although I no longer consider myself to be a Christian, I appreciate that there are many Christians who are rational people without a nutty agenda. I encourage others to better make that distinction, too.Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-46956710313120006532008-08-24T11:26:00.000+12:002008-08-24T11:26:00.000+12:00What a dreadfully worded documents.And, not that I...What a dreadfully worded documents.<BR/>And, not that I'm a New Zealander, blogterium, but not all Christians share the right-wing views that you rightly disdain.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-5830286945394118652008-08-23T23:12:00.000+12:002008-08-23T23:12:00.000+12:00Funny that those who follow a non-violent man who ...Funny that those who follow a non-violent man who believed in turning the other cheek really want the right to beat their children.<BR/><BR/>So, do I get to vote on this too?dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16687492454625470270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-58729425386163189042008-08-23T22:38:00.000+12:002008-08-23T22:38:00.000+12:00These christians are just sick.Love your blog and ...These christians are just sick.<BR/><BR/>Love your blog and your podcast<BR/><BR/>MichaelBlogteriumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08564314909290306904noreply@blogger.com